William Powell Movies

Want to know the best William Powell movies?  How about the worst William Powell movies?  Curious about William Powell’s box office grosses or which William Powell movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which William Powell movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

William Powell (1892-1984) seems to be only remembered for two film roles: Nick Charles in 6 Thin Man movies (1934-1947) and as the good-hearted father in 1947’s Life With Father.  Those are only two of many great movie performances in movie career that lasted almost 35 years and produced almost 100 movies.  It is hard not to mention Myrna Loy when discussing  Powell.  He and  Loy appeared in 14 movies together….their screen partnership was one of the most successful screen duos ever!

His IMDb page shows 96 acting credits 1922-1955. This page will rank William Powell movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, his many shorts and cameos were not included in the rankings.

Myrna Loy and William Powell appeared in 14 movies together.

Myrna Loy and William Powell appeared in 14 movies together.

William Powell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

William Powell Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

 

Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Grosses – William Powell Movies

 

35 thoughts on “William Powell Movies

  1. I’m surprised I haven’t done William Powell before, probably up before I discovered this site. Since Bill has not made a film since 1955 he never has been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the people on the 2020 list he appeared with. I do like him connecting to one of them in a 1923 film.

    76 DEAN STOCKWELL Song of the Thin Man (1947)
    107 MICKEY ROONEY Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    107 MICKEY ROONEY Reckless (1935)
    107 MICKEY ROONEY Rendezvous (1935)
    126 HENRY FONDA Mister Roberts (1955)
    137 LAUREN BACALL How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
    158 SHELLEY WINTERS Take One False Step (1949)
    248 ANGELA LANSBURY The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
    262 KEENAN WYNN It’s a Big Country (1951)
    262 KEENAN WYNN Song of the Thin Man (1947)
    262 KEENAN WYNN Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
    310 JACK LEMMON Mister Roberts (1955)
    313 AVA GARDNER Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
    368 CESAR ROMERO Rendezvous (1935)
    368 CESAR ROMERO The Thin Man (1934)
    509 AKIM TAMIROFF Reckless (1935)
    597 PAUL FIX After the Thin Man (1936)
    597 PAUL FIX Reckless (1935)
    597 PAUL FIX The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
    643 JAMES WHITMORE It’s a Big Country (1951)
    643 JAMES WHITMORE The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
    667 PETER LAWFORD Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
    768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON The Bright Shawl (1923)
    779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Life with Father (1947)
    779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
    784 BETTE DAVIS Fashions of 1934 (1934)
    860 MIKE MAZURKI The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
    869 CAMERON MITCHELL How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

    Bill was in 16 films with Myrna Loy, 12 with Larry Steers and 11 with Lee Phillips.

    Mr. Powell appeared with 34 Oscar winners.

    ALICE BRADY My Man Godfrey (1936)
    BETTE DAVIS Fashions of 1934 (1934)
    CLAIRE TREVOR Crossroads (1942)
    CLARK GABLE Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    DONALD CRISP THE KEY (1934)
    DONNA REED Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
    EDMUND GWENN Life with Father (1947)
    ELIZABETH TAYLOR Life with Father (1947)
    ELIZABETH TAYLOR The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
    EMIL JANNINGS THE LAST COMMAND (1928)
    ETHEL BARRYMORE It’s a Big Country (1951)
    FAY BAINTER THE HEAVENLY BODY (1944)
    FREDRIC MARCH It’s a Big Country (1951)
    FREDRIC MARCH Paramount on Parade (1930)
    GARY COOPER Beau Sabreur (1928)
    GARY COOPER It’s a Big Country (1951)
    GARY COOPER Nevada (1927)
    GARY COOPER Paramount on Parade (1930)
    GIG YOUNG The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
    GINGER ROGERS Star of Midnight (1935)
    GLORIA GRAHAME Song of the Thin Man (1947)
    HATTIE MCDANIEL LIBELED LADY (1936)
    HENRY FONDA Mister Roberts (1955)
    JACK LEMMON Mister Roberts (1955)
    JAMES CAGNEY Mister Roberts (1955)
    JAMES STEWART After the Thin Man (1936)
    JANE DARWELL Fashions of 1934 (1934)
    JANE WYMAN My Man Godfrey (1936)
    JOAN CRAWFORD The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
    JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER (1938)
    LUISE RAINER Escapade (1935)
    LUISE RAINER The Emperor’s Candlesticks (1937)
    LUISE RAINER The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
    MARY ASTOR The Bright Shawl (1923)
    NORMA SHEARER The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
    PAUL LUKAS Behind the Make-Up (1930)
    PAUL LUKAS The Benson Murder Case (1930)
    RONALD COLMAN Beau Geste (1926)
    RONALD COLMAN Romola (1924)
    SHELLEY WINTERS Take One False Step (1949)
    SPENCER TRACY Libeled Lady (1936)
    VICTOR MCLAGLEN Beau Geste (1926)
    WARNER BAXTER ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS (1926)

    1. Hey Dan….thanks for visiting one of our “Before Dan” pages. Good lists as always….surprised he is connected to so many people still on the 2020 list….that is pretty impressive for somebody who has not made a movie in 65 years. Mickey Rooney and Keenan Wynn (one of the MGM stars that does not have an UMR page) have the title of most frequent Oracle co-star. His 34 Oscar winning co-stars is a very good total….especially since he made many movies before Oscar even existed. Good information.

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